Why the table has that shape — and who digs the elements out of the ground.

An interactive periodic table built for two things a general reference does not do: it animates where the shape of the table comes from, and it shows Indonesia’s share of world production, element by element.

Watch the shape get built →See the production figures →

Topography needs a continuous lens — height cannot order categories.

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Alkali metal
Alkaline earth metal
Transition metal
Post-transition metal
Metalloid
Reactive nonmetal
Noble gas
Inner transition metal

not known

not known — hatched on every lens — never a colour, never a position on the scale

no published value exists for this element

One lens is active at a time. Choosing a lens recolours all 118 cells; choosing a cell opens its detail beside the table.

Select any element for its configuration, its properties and the source behind each one.

Every lens, drawn

The same 118 cells under each question. Choosing one here sets it on the table, exactly as the bar does.

The table as text

Always present, never a fallback. Sortable by any column.


1	H	Hydrogen	1.008	Reactive nonmetal
2	He	Helium	4.0026	Noble gas
3	Li	Lithium	6.94	Alkali metal
4	Be	Beryllium	9.0122	Alkaline earth metal
5	B	Boron	10.81	Metalloid
6	C	Carbon	12.011	Reactive nonmetal
7	N	Nitrogen	14.007	Reactive nonmetal
8	O	Oxygen	15.999	Reactive nonmetal
9	F	Fluorine	18.998	Reactive nonmetal
10	Ne	Neon	20.18	Noble gas
11	Na	Sodium	22.99	Alkali metal
12	Mg	Magnesium	24.305	Alkaline earth metal
13	Al	Aluminium	26.982	Post-transition metal
14	Si	Silicon	28.085	Metalloid
15	P	Phosphorus	30.974	Reactive nonmetal
16	S	Sulfur	32.06	Reactive nonmetal
17	Cl	Chlorine	35.45	Reactive nonmetal
18	Ar	Argon	39.95	Noble gas
19	K	Potassium	39.098	Alkali metal
20	Ca	Calcium	40.078	Alkaline earth metal
21	Sc	Scandium	44.956	Transition metal
22	Ti	Titanium	47.867	Transition metal
23	V	Vanadium	50.942	Transition metal
24	Cr	Chromium	51.996	Transition metal
25	Mn	Manganese	54.938	Transition metal
26	Fe	Iron	55.845	Transition metal
27	Co	Cobalt	58.933	Transition metal
28	Ni	Nickel	58.693	Transition metal
29	Cu	Copper	63.546	Transition metal
30	Zn	Zinc	65.38	Transition metal
31	Ga	Gallium	69.723	Post-transition metal
32	Ge	Germanium	72.63	Metalloid
33	As	Arsenic	74.922	Metalloid
34	Se	Selenium	78.971	Reactive nonmetal
35	Br	Bromine	79.904	Reactive nonmetal
36	Kr	Krypton	83.798	Noble gas
37	Rb	Rubidium	85.468	Alkali metal
38	Sr	Strontium	87.62	Alkaline earth metal
39	Y	Yttrium	88.906	Transition metal
40	Zr	Zirconium	91.224	Transition metal
41	Nb	Niobium	92.906	Transition metal
42	Mo	Molybdenum	95.95	Transition metal
43	Tc	Technetium	98	Transition metal
44	Ru	Ruthenium	101.07	Transition metal
45	Rh	Rhodium	102.91	Transition metal
46	Pd	Palladium	106.42	Transition metal
47	Ag	Silver	107.87	Transition metal
48	Cd	Cadmium	112.41	Transition metal
49	In	Indium	114.82	Post-transition metal
50	Sn	Tin	118.71	Post-transition metal
51	Sb	Antimony	121.76	Metalloid
52	Te	Tellurium	127.6	Metalloid
53	I	Iodine	126.9	Reactive nonmetal
54	Xe	Xenon	131.29	Noble gas
55	Cs	Caesium	132.91	Alkali metal
56	Ba	Barium	137.33	Alkaline earth metal
57	La	Lanthanum	138.91	Inner transition metal
58	Ce	Cerium	140.12	Inner transition metal
59	Pr	Praseodymium	140.91	Inner transition metal
60	Nd	Neodymium	144.24	Inner transition metal
61	Pm	Promethium	145	Inner transition metal
62	Sm	Samarium	150.36	Inner transition metal
63	Eu	Europium	151.96	Inner transition metal
64	Gd	Gadolinium	157.25	Inner transition metal
65	Tb	Terbium	158.93	Inner transition metal
66	Dy	Dysprosium	162.5	Inner transition metal
67	Ho	Holmium	164.93	Inner transition metal
68	Er	Erbium	167.26	Inner transition metal
69	Tm	Thulium	168.93	Inner transition metal
70	Yb	Ytterbium	173.05	Inner transition metal
71	Lu	Lutetium	174.97	Transition metal
72	Hf	Hafnium	178.49	Transition metal
73	Ta	Tantalum	180.95	Transition metal
74	W	Tungsten	183.84	Transition metal
75	Re	Rhenium	186.21	Transition metal
76	Os	Osmium	190.23	Transition metal
77	Ir	Iridium	192.22	Transition metal
78	Pt	Platinum	195.08	Transition metal
79	Au	Gold	196.97	Transition metal
80	Hg	Mercury	200.59	Transition metal
81	Tl	Thallium	204.38	Post-transition metal
82	Pb	Lead	207.2	Post-transition metal
83	Bi	Bismuth	208.98	Post-transition metal
84	Po	Polonium	209	Post-transition metal
85	At	Astatine	210	Reactive nonmetal
86	Rn	Radon	222	Noble gas
87	Fr	Francium	223	Alkali metal
88	Ra	Radium	226	Alkaline earth metal
89	Ac	Actinium	227	Inner transition metal
90	Th	Thorium	232.04	Inner transition metal
91	Pa	Protactinium	231.04	Inner transition metal
92	U	Uranium	238.03	Inner transition metal
93	Np	Neptunium	237	Inner transition metal
94	Pu	Plutonium	244	Inner transition metal
95	Am	Americium	243	Inner transition metal
96	Cm	Curium	247	Inner transition metal
97	Bk	Berkelium	247	Inner transition metal
98	Cf	Californium	251	Inner transition metal
99	Es	Einsteinium	252	Inner transition metal
100	Fm	Fermium	257	Inner transition metal
101	Md	Mendelevium	258	Inner transition metal
102	No	Nobelium	259	Inner transition metal
103	Lr	Lawrencium	266	Transition metal
104	Rf	Rutherfordium	267	Transition metal
105	Db	Dubnium	268	Transition metal
106	Sg	Seaborgium	269	Transition metal
107	Bh	Bohrium	270	Transition metal
108	Hs	Hassium	269	Transition metal
109	Mt	Meitnerium	278	Transition metal
110	Ds	Darmstadtium	281	Transition metal
111	Rg	Roentgenium	282	Transition metal
112	Cn	Copernicium	285	Transition metal
113	Nh	Nihonium	286	Post-transition metal
114	Fl	Flerovium	289	Post-transition metal
115	Mc	Moscovium	290	Post-transition metal
116	Lv	Livermorium	293	Post-transition metal
117	Ts	Tennessine	294	Reactive nonmetal
118	Og	Oganesson	294	Noble gas